Rubber overshoe and fastening device therefor.



L. REED.

RUBBER OVERSHOE AND FASTENING DEVICE THEREFOR.

APPLICATION rum) SEPT. 10, 1908.

927,282. Patented July 6,1909.

IamZrZ Eed parts and by so constructingand assembling UNITED srni llig LAMBERT REED. OF LAMBERTVILLE, NEW JERSEY.

RUBBER OVERSHOE AND FASTENING DEVICE THEREFOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 8, 1909.

Application filed. September 10, 1908. Serial No. 452,394.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatl, LAMBERT Rem), a citizen of the United States, residing at Lambertville, in the county of Hunterdon and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rubber Overshoes and Fastening Devices 'llherefor, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new andv useful improvements in. rubber ovcrshocs and has toning devices therefor and it has more particular reference to a rubber overshoe in the nature of a sandahand to improved. cooperating side Cli)S which securely fasten the overshoe to the shank of an apparel shoe. The fastening devices are constructed for quick and readyattachment to or detachment from said shank and toward this end the invention has as its primary object to provide fastening devices of novel construction and assemblage with relation. to the overshoe.

The invention has as a further object to so assemble said. fastening devices in the shank of the over-shoe. that a strong rubber web is disposed between the fastening devices, which web, by virtue of its resilient nature, acts to clamp said devices upon the shank.

The invention has as a further object to provide fastening means which will positively prevent slipping or creeping of the shoe and this object is carried out by a novel disposition of clips arranged in cooperating front and rear pairs, the construction and ar rangement of parts being such that the spreading of either pair of clips, which will occur upon the slightest tendency ofthe overshoe to creep, will result in the other pair of clips tightening upon the shank of the shoe, whereby their frictional clamping action will be materially increased.

Theinvention finally aims to provide an overshoe and fastening means therefor which i shall be ineX en'siT durable, effective and Erabtical, ancthi a object is accomplishedl y dispensing tVIi/h. all inclosed ad usting the fastening devices thatthey will not out,

through the material of the overshoe.

"The details of construction will be set forth in the following description, whilethe vu sual rctaining flange or yvall, tended to form tl1e, .sides.of 1: tion a 1 i Theiimproved fasteningmcans consti- 'vo companion cooperatin fasten novel features of the invention will be defined in the claims hereunto appended.

The accompanying drawings, to which reference is had in. the said description, illustrate a preferred and advantageous embodimcnt of the invention, but it is to be understood that the application of the invention is not limited to the form herein disclosed, such form being regarded merely as an advantageous example of the application of the principles involved.

In the said drawings :-Figure 1 is a top plan view of a rubber overshoe and its fastening means, made in accordance with the prescntinvention. Fig. 2 isa bottom plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the ovcrshoe assembled upon an apparel shoe. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the same. Fig.5 is a cross section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3, Fig. 6 is a detailed perspective view of one of the fastening clips embodied in the invention, the other oil being acounterpart in construction, anc' Fig. 7 is adetailed perspective View of a modified form "of fastening clip which, however, embodies the basic principles of construction, assemblage and use, of the construction shown in Fig. 6.

Similar characters of reference refer to corresponding parts throughout the several the letter B.

The overshoe A, as above intimated, is constructed in the nature of a sandal. and comprises a sole ortion 1. and a shank portion 2, the usual iecl portion being omitted. This construction is permitted by reason of the particular. construction and assemblage of the fastening devices, to be laterdescribed. The sole portion; is constructed with the 3 which is exi shank porncnts designated genera ly by 4, which is disposed at each side oftlm scant. By reference to Fig. Git will be seen that each clip 4- comprises. an areuate proper.

body 5 which is curved in conformity to the side walls or edges of the shank 2 and is dis osed longitudinally thereiI'1,- the body 5 belng formed atits ends with laterally off-set perpendicular portions 6, each of which terminates in an inturned lug, the portions 6 forming with their lugs the fastening cli s The forward lugs on each attachment are designated 7 and the rearward lugs are designated 8. i

The shank portion 2 is composed of -comparatively thin elastic rubber, capable of bemg stretched laterally. Said shank portion comprises an intermediate solid web 9 which at each side is provided with integral overla ping lamina 1O bent upwardly to form the si es 11 of said shank portion, which sides 11 are in efiect integral continuations or extensions of the flange or wall 3. The web 9 is .of substantial hour-glass shape, having a constricted central ortion and lar er end portions, this formation being definec by the op osite curvature of the side edges of said we such side edges being curved conformably to the curvature of the adjacent edges of the bodies 5-.

The attachments-4 are embedded longitudinally of the shank 2'between the-laminae 10 and are .molded or vulcanized thereto; For the purposeel' preventing the attachments from cutting through the material of the overshoe, sheathings 12 preferably of can'- vas, are employed which she jtthings inclose the bodies 5 and perpendicular portions 6.

In attachin the overshoe A to an apparel shoe B, the so e of the latter is placed on the sole 1 and engaged under the flange or wall 3;

- ation between the clips,

The attachment 4 at one side of the shank 2 is then clamped upon the shank of the shoe B, by engaging thelugs 7 and 8 of such attachment upon the shank of the shoe B, the

manner of such engagement being illustrated The shank 2 is then stretched latpulling upon the opposite unfasattach in Fig. 5. erally, b tened si e thereof, until the other ment 4 clears theshank of the shoe B, at which time said remaining attachment is similarly clam cd, i. 6., b en agin its lugs 7 and 8 u on the shank' of the sh oe B, as above set orth.

In removing the overshoe, the shank 2 is stretched and an attachment 4 at one side thereof disengaged from the shank of the shoe B. The other attachment 4 is then similarly disenglaged and the sole of the shoe B lifted from t e sole 1.

In the introduction, the fastening clips were referred to as being disposed in cooper- 'ating front and rear pairs. From the fore going description, it will be seen thatthe lugs 7 serve as the front pair .of such clips, and the lugs 8, the rear pair. 7 This cooperwhen it is considered that if the shoe A has will be understood an tendency to creep forward, the lugs 7 wi 1 be spread apart, owing to the curvature of the sides of theshank of the shoe B and to the elastic yielding nature of the web 9, and

when such lugs are thus spread, the lugs 8 will be moved toward one another and clamped more firmly upon the shank of the shoe B. Such movement of the lugs 8, under the circumstances described, will be had by reason of the curved'form of the bodies 5" and their longitudinal disposition in the laterally yielding elastic shank*2, which permits of t e movement of the corresponding ends of the attachments 4 simultaneouslyaway from and toward one another; Conversely, in the event of an imperfectfit between the shoes, due to inequality in lengths,

any material creeping or slippage of the shoe A,such as would tend to inconvenience the wearer is positively guarded a 'ainst.

When the shoeA is assemb ed upon the shoe B, the sides 11 of the shank 2 conceal the rojecting lugs 7 and 8 and the perpen- V dicu ar portions 6 of the fastening attachments, whereby the overshoe presents a neat a pearance and does not differ in looks from t ose bf ordinary construction, made in the accepted manner.

In addition to the advantages above set forth, the provision of the fastening attach ments 4' causes the shank portion 2 to lie snugly under the arch of the shoe against the shank thereof, in such manner. as to afford a positive seal against the entrance of water or slush between the soles of the shoes A and B. This action fr'equently occurs in the use of sandals as ordinarily constructed wherein the sole only is employed, without a shank portion, the sole being frequently ill-fitting and buckling at every step so as to allow of the passage ofwater thereinto.

The laminae 10, inc-losing the attachments 4, also prevent access of water or forei n matter to the latterand the rigid assem olago of the attaclnnents 4 witlirespoct to the lamina is 'thus maintained at all times.

The modified form of fastening attachment illustrated in Fig. 7 and designated generally 14 while embodying the same gen era principles of construction and assemblsge as the attachment 4 is made of spring wire and comprises an-uppor curved horizontal bar portion 15 terminating at its ends in U-sha ed portions 16 which are offset laterally in vertical planes and on the same side of the portion 15 and constitute the fas tenin clips proper, in this function corre: s on ing tothe perpendicular portion 6 and t e lugs 7 of the attachment 4., The clip portions 16 are each formedwith angularly projecting end portions 17 which extend toward one another until they meet/ and have the'same degree of curvature as the bar portion 15. Q The portions 17 together form a lower bar portion, which owing to the increased length of the lowerlegs of the por tions 16, islocated some'distance inwardly of the barportion 15. The attachments 14 are embedded between the laminae 10 and the side portions 11 thereof, in a manner similar'to' the attachments 4 and their relative. disposition is the same as the relative disposition; of said attachments 4. The advantages set forth in connection with the preferred form of the invention,- are equally true of this modified form, which has ,the

,added advantage of resiliency and a-certain degree of flexibility. As is well known, the curvature of the sides of the shanks of shoes of different styles varies and theflexible nature of the wire forming the attachment 14, permits of the upper bar portion being bent, to adjust or accommodate itself to different curvatures, as when the overshoe is used on different apparel shoes. In use, the bar portions 15 and the upper horizontal legs of the clip portions 16 engage over the shank of the apparel shoe, the overshoe being fitted thereon in the manner above set forth.

Having fully described my, invention, I claim 1. In combination with an overshoe, having a sole portion and an elastic, laterally stretchable shank portion, the latter co1nprising a solid central web having overlap ping laminae at each side thereof, fastening devices disposed'at each side ofvthe shank portion and secured to and between the laminae thereof, said fastening'devices being constructed for engagement with the shank of a shoe.

2. In combination with an overshoe having a sole portion and an elastic, laterally stretchable shank portion, the latter comprising a solid web having overlapping laminae at each side thereof, fastening devices disposed at each side of the shank ortion and secured to and between the aminae thereof, each fastening device comprising an arcuate body part having-at its ends laterally offset perpendicular portions terminating in inturned lugs.

3. In combination with an overshoe having a sole portion and an elastic laterally stretchable shank portion secured to the sole portion, "a metallic body embedded in the shank portion at each of its opposite sides, each bodyhaving projectingfastening means, and a sheathing inclosing' said body to prevent the same from cutting through the material in which it is embedded. a

4. In. combination with ,an overshoe hay a ing a sole portion and an. elastic laterally stretchable shankportion secured tothe sole i portion and com rising a central solidjweb of substantial hour-glass shape and overlap; plng laminae at BfiJCllSlLlG of sand web, fastenmg devlces comprising arcuate body parts secured between the laminao at cachside of,

' portion and comprising a central solid web aving overlapping laminae at each side thereof, said laminae being bent upwardly to form sides for said shank portion and fastening devices secured to and between the laminae at each side of the web and cqmprising metallic bodyparts havingperpendicular portions confined between the upwardly bent portions of the lamina and inwardly turned ugs, forming the terminations of-said perpendicular portions 6. The combination with an over-shoe havin a sole portion and an elasticlaterally stretc able shank portion secured to the sole portion, of a fastening clip secured at each side of the stretchable portion and comprising a longitudinally disposed body portion terminating at its ends in angular disposed gripping lugs, said shank portion having an elastic web intervening between said clips, 1

7. The combination with an over-shoe having a sole portion and an elastic laterally stretchable shank portion secured to, the sale portion, of a fastening CllI)SOC-L1I 6(l at each side of the shank portion and comprising a curved body portion terminating at its ends in angular gripping lugs said clips being disposed longitudinally of said shank portion and conforming to the curvature of the sides thereof whereby an intervening web of substantial-hour lass shape is afforded.

8. The combination; with an apparel shoe of a member for attachment to the sole thereof and including an elastic laterally stretchable portion, a metallic body portion embodied in said elastic portion at each of its opposite sides, each body having projecting fastening means, and a sheathing inclosing said body to prevent the same from cutting throu h the material in which it is embedded.

9. The combination with an apparel shoe of a member for attachment to the solo thereof and including an elastic laterally stretchable portion, the latter comprising a solid web having overlapping laminae at each side thereof, and fastemng devices disposed at each side of said portion and. secured to and between the laminae thereof, said fastening devices being ronsti'uctedfor gripping engagement with the projecting edge portions creeping of the overshoe, and the lugs of the of the sole of the apparel shoe. 1 rear pair holding the rear end of the shank 10. The. combination with an overshoe portionin contact with the shank of the shoe.

havin a sole portion and an elastic laterally In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 5 stretc able shank portion secured to the sole my hand in presence of two subscribing Wit- 15 portion, of angular metallic fastening lugs se-l nesses. cured at each side of the shank portion and LAMBERT REED. arranged in front and rear pairs; the lugs of Witnesses: the front pair gri ping the shoe at the front CHARLOTTE LYMAN,

10 end of the shank and preventing forward WM. LYMAN. 

